Combination clothes hanger



May 20, 1947. A. R. KJELDSEN COMBINA-TION CLOTHES HANGER Original File d March 15, 1939 Axelfi. Kjeldyazz M2 6 Iii/6 ATTORNEY.

Patented May 20, 1947 Axel K'jeldsen, Kearney, N. J assignorof onehal f to Knud G.'Keldsen, New York, NY.

Substitute for abandoned application Serial ,No. 261,926,;March 15,1939. application-May .2, 1946, SerialfNo. 666,619

4 "Claims.

This application is a substitute for an abandoned application, filed March 15, 1939, under Ser. No. 261,926.

This invention relates 'to new and useful improvements in combination clothes hangers, and it has for its object to :provide a combination clothes hanger, which will serve to 'keep the clothes in perfect shape and excellent condition, when'they are not in actual use. Thus 'by employing the said clothes hanger, the clothing, whether it be a pair of trousers, a skirt or a jacket will be under a certain tension, and be subject .to a stretching imparted to said pieces of clothing along the crease lines, .for instance, the trousers, thereby preserving said crease, while at the same time during said stretching process any fold, which may have formed in the clothing, will be automatically removed.

"By the special construction of my device, the jacket will in like manner retain its shape and form of the shoulders, eliminating at the same time, the unsightly wrinkles which otherwise invariably form right under the shoulder parts.

Furthermore, a special construction is provided, whereby to impart to and retain a definite and conspicuously sharp crease in the trousers. This latter object has been accomplished by tapering the outer ends of the brackets holding the trousers to a comparatively sharp edge.

With the .above and other objects in .view, this invention consists of the novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts, hereinafter fully described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming part of this application, and in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all views, and in which:

Figure 1 is a front elevational view of my invention,

Figure 2 is a transverse sectional View taken on the line 2-2 in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a top plan view of an automatically adjustable shoulder member of my device.

Figure 4 is a side elevational view of said shoulder member, showing a slight modification therein.

Figure 5 is a side elevationalview showing another form of my invention.

Figure 6 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 6-6 in Figure 5; while Figure 7 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 1-1 in Figure 5.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, l indicates the conventional form of a clothes hanger; ll indicates a bar fixedly secured to the latter in any suitable manner. Two block mem- "bers 12, I2 are formed with central bores in the upper part thereof, as may be noted in dotted lines-at I 3, whereby said block members are made to slide upon the bar I I. A rod [4, terminating atone end in a'handle 1 5, iss'lidably'mounted in the hanger l0 and bar ll, through vertical holes [6 and 11 formed in said hanger and bar, respectively.

The bar I4 is at its lower end formed with an enlargement I 8; two bars l9, l9 have one end "thereof pivotally mounted in the latter, as shown at 20, while the other ends of said bars l9, [9 are pivotal'ly hinged to the block members l2, l2, as indicated at 2 l. A pulling, or pushing movement with-respect to the rod Hi will, as may clearly be noted, actuate the bars l9, [9* and thus tend to, respectively, separate or draw together the block members [2, [2, as the latter slide upon the bar I l.

The block'members l2, l2 have mounted thereon a rubber cover 22 in order to obtain a friction surface so that the pieces of clothing hung upon said block members I2, l2 will not easily slide off said members; said clothing pieces are thus .held by the block members, as these are separated by manipulating the rod 14 to the extent of engaging in a taut manner, for instance, a skirt 23, as shown in part, in Figure 1.

In Figure 5 the construction is substantially similar, as hereinbefore described with respect to Figure l, with the exception that the block members l2, 12 are substituted by block members l2, l2, which latter have their lower portions formed into bifurcated sections 24, 24, as shown especially in Figure 6, slanting toward one end 25, as shown especially in Figure '7, whereby to engage the trousers 26 at the crease lines 21; said block members l2, l2 may also have mounted thereon a rubber covering 22 for the purposes, as hereinbefore described.

In Figure 1 is further shown a shoulder member 28 hingedly attached to the hanger proper, as indicated at 29.

These shoulder members, of which there i one on each side, are adapted to accommodate the shoulder section of a jacket, etc.; they are actuated by the bars 30, 30, which, in turn, are pivotally connected to the bars [9, l9 and .to said shoulder members, as indicated at 3| and 32, respectively.

It will be obvious that the rod It will, when manipulated, actuate not only the bars l9, [9, but also through the latter bars 30, 30, which in turn, will bring the shoulder pieces 28, 28 into proper contact with the shoulders of a jacket, etc.

The bars 39, 3B, are arranged upon opposite sides of the cross bar I I, while small, reduced portions 31 on the crossbar serve to permit a free play of the bars 30, 30 during the manipulation of these.

When it is desired by an individual to fit in an exact manner a certain size of a jacket, or dress, or in case of more expensively manufactured specimens of my device, the shoulder piece 28 may be provided with a longitudinally slidable attachment 34, as shown in Figure 4, which attachment may be adjusted to the exact width of the shoulders of the jacket or dress to be accommodated; said attachment may be secured to the shoulder piece 28 by means of a small screw 35, which latter is adapted to move in a slotted portion 36 indicated in dotted lines in Figure 3.

It will be understood that any part of the invention may be made of any suitable material.

It is obvious that changes may be made in the form, arrangement of parts, and construction shown and described herein without departing from the spirit of my invention, and I do n t, therefore, wish to limit myself to the exact construction set forth herein, but reverse to myself to make such changes which are well within the claims attached hereto.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is:

1. In a device of the class described, a coat hanger, a cross bar fixedly secured to the latter, block members slidably mounted upon said cross bar, a vertical rod movably extending through the coat hanger and the cross bar, an enlargement formed at the bottom of said vertical rod, crosswise arranged members pivotally mounted in said enlargement, said crosswise arranged members having their other ends pivotally attached to the block members, the latter terminating at their lower ends in bifurcated sections, said bifurcated sections having their outer end portions tapered to a substantially sharp edge, whereby to engage the crease in a pair of trousers, and a handle upon the end of the vertical rod, whereby to manipulate the device and cause the block members to move towards or away from each other.

2. A clothes hanger comprising an upper member having the form of a conventional hanger and adapted to accommodate a coat, a cross bar fixedly secured to said hanger, block members slidably mounted upon the cross bar, a vertical rod slidably extending through the said hanger and cross bar, crosswise arranged members pivotally attached to the vertical rod and block members, top members hingedly secured to the hanger, and bars pivotally attached to said top members and to the crosswise members, the latter and the bars being actuated by the said vertical member.

3. A clothes hanger comprising an upper member having the form of a conventional hanger and adapted to accommodate a coat, a cross bar fixedly secured to said hanger, block members slidably mounted upon the cross bar, a vertical rod slidably extending through the said hanger and cross bar, crosswise arranged members pivotally attached to the vertical rod and block members, top members hingedly secured to the hanger, and bars pivotally attached to said top members and to the crosswise members, said top members being formed with slots therein, extensions adapted for attachment to said top members and means arranged in said extension and adapted to move in said slots, whereby to secure said extensions firmly to the top members, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4. A clothes hanger comprising an upper member having the form of a conventional hanger, a cross bar formed with recesses therein and being fixedly secured to said hanger, block members slidably mounted upon the cross bar, a vertical rod slidably extending through the said hanger and cross bar, crosswise arranged members pivotally attached to the vertical rod and block members, top members hingedly secured to the hanger, and bars pivotally attached to said top members and to the crosswise members, said bars being arranged upon the side of the cross bar and being adapted to slide in the recesses formed in the latter.

AXEL R. KJELDSEN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,596,403 Chidley Aug. 17, 1926 1,365,253 Lapka Jan. 11, 1921 

